Wed July 4

[Ovation/8:30pm] Masterclass: An Audience with Filmmakers. Bud Tingwell.

[Nine/7:30pm] Wine Me, Dine Me.
[Nine/8:30pm] State Of Origin

[Seven/7:30pm] Last Chance Learners. Final. After 30 days, it’s the end of school for our Last Chance Learners. The remaining learners will have one last shot at passing their driving test and winning a car. With five learners and five tests, who will pass and who will fail? This is their very last chance. Hosted by MIKE WHITNEY.
[Seven/8:30pm] Heroes. Final. ‘HOW TO STOP AN EXPLODING MAN’ The day has come and the HEROES will rise and fall in this shocking season final for 2007. With Isaac’s horrible predictions unfolding before them, Peter struggles to contain Ted’s powers and stop Sylar while the other Heroes race to meet their destiny. Guest starring CLEA DUVALL and RICHARD ROUNDTREE.

[Seven/9:30pm] Air Crash Investigations. New Series. MOTORWAY PLANE CRASH. On January 8, 1989, British Midlands Flight 092 carried 118 passengers as it took off from London’s Heathrow airport and headed to Belfast in Northern Ireland. Shortly afterwards, an engine failed lighting up the night sky with sparks and flames. The captain and crew prepared to divert to a nearby airport, but the Boeing 737- 400 struggled to stop in time as it headed directly towards a busy highway. Tragically, 47 people were killed. What went wrong? Investigators are shocked to discover that a fatal human error is to blame.

[ABC/7:30am] Captain Flamingo. Premiere. In a world where grown-ups rule and little kids don’t get any respect, who is there to watch out for them? Who can save them from problems like a tree house full of mutant squirrels, a hair-destroying barber, or a bathing suit gone missing from the deep end of the pool? Who can navigate the tricky ins and outs of grownup rules, like minding impossible-to-remember manners, or finishing that Really Huge Giant Yacht-Sized Big Gulp you started? Captain Flamingo, that’s who! Armed with his backpack of powerful joke store novelty items, Milo Powell saves the day every time with a little help from Lizbeth, his best pal, anonymous sidekick and not-so-secret admirer. So, are you a kid in need in a grown-up’s world? Have no fear. Just call out, “Uh-oh, Flamingo!” and the good Captain will soon be there to save the day in a way you’ll never expect. Captain Flamingo – looking out for kids in a big-beaked way! Captain Flamingo is a new 26 x 24 minute series from the creators of Atomic Betty. Captain Flamingo screens weekdays at 7.30am from Wednesday July 4, 2007 on ABC Kids. Are you a kid in need in a grown-up’s world? Have no fear. Captain Flamingo, is here.
[ABC/8:00pm] The New Inventors. This week’s inventions are: Ezy As Compression Stocking Applicator; Freshwater Harvester; and Tornado Rainhead.
[ABC/8:30pm] Spicks And Specks. Joining Adam Hills this week are Mike Chapman, Lin Buchfield, Adam Rozenbachs, Pete Helliar and The Oompah Loompahs.
[ABC/9:00pm] The Chaser’s War On Repeats: 2. A shameless recycling of the highlights from the 2006 series of The War on Everything which no-one watched.
[ABC/9:30pm] Hyperdrive : Hello Queppu. Commander Henderson must make first contact with a strange, new world: Queppu. This is his chance to speak to the peoples of a planet and make history. CAST: Nick Frost, Kevin Eldon, Miranda Host.
[ABC/10:00pm] At The Movies

[Ten/1:00pm] Oprah. “American Idol Finalists, Simon Cowell And Oprah Does Improv”. Oprah does “Thank God You’re Here,”
[Ten/8:30pm] House. Rpt.
[Ten/9:30pm] Medium. Rpt.

[SBS/7:30pm] Vasili’s Garden – A fresh and thoroughly entertaining gardening program with a little bit of piano accordion and a lot of information. Each week, real-life gardening guru Vasili Kanidiadis starts off pruning, trimming and spraying in his own garden, before visiting a special garden or two. He’s there to solve problems – providing seasonal tips and advice – as well as to explore the obsessions of each garden’s creator. He will fire viewers’ culinary senses as he regularly introduces viewers to his mum, Eleni Kanidiadis, who will share traditional Greek recipes using home grown ingredients. (Commissioned by SBSi, in English) (Documentary Series) G CC
[SBS/8:00pm] Inside Australia: Footprints In The Sand – A story of love for family, country and culture. Geoffrey Stewart is a wiry, good-humoured Martu man born sixty years ago at an extremely remote location in the Gibson Desert, 600 km northeast of the town of Wiluna. It is over forty years since “Yullala”, as Geoffrey is better known, has visited his birthplace. Footprints in the Sand tracks Yullala and members of his community back to that location. It is an emotional journey, whose significance lies not only in the length of time that has elapsed since visiting his birthplace but, also, in Yullala’s particular parentage. (Commissioned by SBSi, in Aboriginal and English, English subtitles) (Documentary) PG CC WS
[SBS/8:30pm] Dateline – International Cricket – Whether Pakistan’s cricket coach Bob Woolmer was murdered or not, there’s still evidence of corruption in international cricket. An international current affairs program, presented by George Negus. (An SBS Production, in English) G CC WS

[World Movies/6:15pm] Movie: Before Night Falls (US 2000)
[UKTV/7:30pm] Who Do You Think You Are? Stephen Fry.
[Animal Planet/8:30pm] Up Close and Dangerous. Camera operator Peter Coleman.